IFA County Chairs Visit Brussels and Paris

This year’s County Chairs Forum took place in Brussels and Paris, with visits to the EU Commission and a meeting in Paris with COPA & FNSEA President Christiane Lambert and WFO President Arnold Puech d Alissac.

The IFA delegation held a meeting with EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness before meeting a number of Irish MEPs including Billy Kelleher, Sean Kelly and Colm Markey. The challenges facing Irish farming were the key topics discussed, along with EU’s Farm to Fork strategy and Food Security.

IFA then travelled to Paris and across Northern France where they met with COPA and FNSEA President Christiane Lambert and a number of FNSEA representatives. They also met with the new WFO President Arnold Puech d Alissac.

See some images from the events below.